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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1必须 必須 bi4 xu1to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily
2 xu1beard; mustache; feeler (of an insect etc); tassel; must; to have to; to wait
3胡须 鬍鬚 hu2 xu1beard; Classifiers:
4无须 無須 wu2 xu1need not; not obliged to; not necessarily
5蓝须夜蜂虎 藍鬚夜蜂虎 lán fēng lan2 xu1 ye4 feng1 hu3(bird species of China) blue-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni)
6八字胡须 八字鬍鬚 ba1 zi4 hu2 xu1mustache shaped like character
7弹指须臾 彈指須臾 tán zhǐ tan2 zhi3 xu1 yu2a very brief space of time (idiom)
8四大须生 四大鬚生 shēngsi4 da4 xu1 sheng1Four great beards of Beijing opera, namely: Ma Lianliang 马连良 , Tan Fuying 谭富英 , Yang Baosen 杨宝森 , Xi Xiaobo 奚啸伯
9髯须 髯鬚 rán ran2 xu1beard; whiskers
10不让须眉 不讓鬚眉 ràng méibu4 rang4 xu1 mei2(idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc; to be a match for men; lit. not conceding to men (beard and eyebrows)
11牡丹虽好,终须绿叶扶持 牡丹雖好,終須綠葉扶持 dan suī hǎo , zhōng chímu3 dan5 sui1 hao3 , zhong1 xu1 lu:4 ye4 fu2 chi2Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
12莫须有 莫須有 yǒumo4 xu1 you3groundless; baseless
13捋虎须 捋虎鬚 luō luo1 hu3 xu1lit. to stroke the tiger's whiskers; to do sth very daring
14龙须菜 龍鬚菜 lóng càilong2 xu1 cai4asparagus; (Tw) young shoots of the chayote vine 佛手瓜
15臾须 臾須 yu2 xu1short period of time; a moment
16触须 觸鬚 chù chu4 xu1tentacles; feelers; antennae
17均须 均須 jūn jun1 xu1All are necessary
18卷须 卷鬚 juǎn juan3 xu1tendril; tendril
19巾帼须眉 巾幗鬚眉 jīn guó méijin1 guo2 xu1 mei2woman with a manly spirit
20解铃还须系铃人 解鈴還須繫鈴人 jiě líng hái líng rénjie3 ling2 hai2 xu1 xi4 ling2 ren2lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom); fig. whoever started the trouble should end it
21虎颔捋须 虎頷捋鬚 hàn hu3 han4 lu:3 xu1to do something to offend the powerful (idiom)
22布须曼人 布須曼人 màn rénbu4 xu1 man4 ren2bushman (African ethnic group)
23横须贺市 橫須賀市 héng shìHeng2 xu1 he4 shi4Yokosuka city and US naval base to the west of Yokohama, Japan
24横须贺 橫須賀 héng Heng2 xu1 he4Yokosuka (port and navy base in the Tokyo bay)
25何须 何須 he2 xu1there is no need; why should